The coming of AGE of optical-fiber transmission

Author

Li, Tingye

Author_Institution

Crawford Hill Lab., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

1

Issue

2

fYear

1979

fDate

6/1/1979 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

14

Abstract

Optical-fiber transmission lines appear attractive for a variety of communication applications in which twisted copper pairs and coaxial cables are now used. These applications range from on-premises data links and equipment wiring to interoffice and intercity telecommunications trunks. Experiments to explore the technical feasibility of glass fibers in these areas are presently in progress. This paper summarizes the current state of research on optical fibers, fiberguide cables and splicing techniques, reviews the state of the art of fiber-compatible sources and detectors, and discusses various systems considerations, experiments and applications.

Keywords

optical fibres; reviews; detectors; equipment wiring; feasibility studies; intercity telecommunications trunks; interoffice telecommunication trunks; onpremises data links; optical fibres; reviews; sources; splicing techniques; state of research; systems considerations; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits & Systems Magazine

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6812

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCAS.1979.6323553

Filename

6323553